The Skeleton Twins

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sibling, Twin

Synopsis

Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.

Scores

Overall Score
73.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Review Aggregate
75.5

Critic Consensus

86.6% Fresh • 164 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 164 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotdarkcharacter-drivenemotionalfamily-friendlylightheartedtragicrealisticuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bill Hader2014$58,000$76,000(est)
Kristen Wiig2014$35,000$47,000(est)
Luke Wilson2014$27,000$35,000(est)
Ty Burrell2014$22,000$29,000(est)
Boyd Holbrook2014$19,000$25,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count165
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes46,243

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$5,284,309$7,003,328
International2014$492,331$652,489
Worldwide2014$5,776,640$7,655,818

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2014$2,839,087$3,762,660
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,686,000$4,885,079
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,920,000$3,869,894
Physical Rentals ?2014$4,202,000$5,568,937
Physical Purchases ?2014$11,327,000$15,011,745
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$2,113,724$2,801,331
Total Revenues2014$27,087,810$35,899,646
Expenses
Budget ?2014$1,000,000$1,325,306
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$900,000 (est)$1,192,776 (est)
Participations2014$1,084,000$1,436,632
Residuals ?2014$1,461,000$1,936,273
Interest & Overhead2014$200,000$265,061
Total Expenses2014$4,645,000$6,156,048
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$22,442,810$29,743,599

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